Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-06
A YEARS HISTORY
OF Mexico and Audrain County, Briefly
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JANUARY.

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In no other Paper.
JANUARY.
DR.. Rodes elected superintendent
of the Fulton Insane Asylum. Next
co Water works successfully tested.
DR.. Baker bought Halls drug store.
Farber had a $4,000 fire. January
18th, the thermometer stood 20o
below zero. Third class charter vo-
ted down. w. J. Rixey formed a
co-partnership with Harper & Tur-
ner. Lee & Mitchell bought out
Capt. Shea. Chas. Wheeler loses
both legs by the cars, from the effects
of which be died. Charity committee
organized. Circuit Court met. Louis
Uzzell and Robert Force blown up
while blasting at Rush Hill. Candi-
dates for county offices began to an
nounce themselves.
State Encampment, q. A. r., meet
in Mexico. Fund to fence Hardin
Park completed. Charity Concert
for the poor. Fire company re-or-
gained. T. B. Buckner resigned
office of prosecuting attorney and
removed to Kansas City. Geo. Rob-
ertson appointed prosecuting attor-
ney. B. r. Younger sold his grocery
store. Barney Hooton's residence
burns down. F. w. Buffum estab-
lished lumber yard here. The Mex
leo Board of Trade prospects for
coal. Councilman J. I. Neale died.
Llewellyn receives new electric light
dynamos.
st. Patrick's ball, 18th. C..E,
Purnell bought Reeds dry goods
house. Judge Forrist recover from
a severe spell of sickness. Candi-
dates for city offices pull wool. Grand
billiard tournament at Carter's new
saloon. Residence of S. A. Dunn
burned. An attempt made to organ
ize a coal mining company. J. T.
Nelson buys an interest in the Ringo
Hardware firm. City Democratic
ticket nominated.
APRIL.
Straight Democratic ticket elected.
Democratic central committee adopts
school district plan of nomination.
Lleyellyn's electric light plant
burns. The Odd Fellows of this dis
trict hold a convention in Mexico.
Wallace Settle purchases the stock of
the Mexico Baking Powder Compa-
ny. John Shoots, of Benton City,
stabs VIM. Moberly, of Mexico.
John Ellis, a leading stock man of
Audrain smothered by gas in Chicago.
Linton District Medical Society meets
in Mexico. Gallaher-K incaid debate
declared off.
Llewellyn's rebuiids electric light
works. Prof. Treloar gives a grand
concert. Missouri Press Association
meets in Mexico. Hardin College
gives a grand entertainment to visit
ing editors. County canvass gets
warm. Public school closes under
favorable auspices. Trades process
sion organized. Picnic season opens.
Decoration day observed in Mexico.
Commencement exercises at Har-
din College. Dick Worrell buys
Windsor Hotel property. Mexico
Lodge. A. o. u. w. takes an excur-
sion to Auxvasse. Circuit Court met.
Mexico visited by burglars. Grand
picnic at Mar,inshurg. Audrain
Bible Society meets in Mexico. 2.
c. Sicily died.
Excursion from Mexico to Ran
dolph Springs. Father Matthew So
ciety gives grand picnic in Mexico.
Democratic County Convention nom
mates full ticket. Reunion of Nor
ris family at old homestead. New
Floral Hall built at Fair Grounds.
s. W.'Davis died.
AUGUST
Mexico Far a great Gee An
nual meeting of Audrain County
Teachers Institute. Republican
county convention held. Daily LED
lei started. Trades display a sue
cess in every sense; witnessed by
thousands. Dingle family reunion.
Congressional convention convenes
in Mexico. Republicans nominate a
partial county ticket. Reports in
the LEDGER show about one-half
a corn crop in Audrain. Gang of
land swindlers near Laddonia broken
up. Mexico secures next ex-Con-
federate reunion.
SEPTEMBER.
Congressional convention adjourns
for two weeks. Hardin College
opens. Mexico sends q liberal dona-
ton to the Charleston sufferers.
Public school opens County Pro-
bihition convention meets at Lad
donia. j. E. Hutton nominated for
congress. A young colored girl at
tempts TO poison the Miller and Gibbs
families. Movement on foot to erect
a chapel for Hardin College. G. d.
Ferris returns to Mexico and goes
into business.